Christoph Biedermann

Chris Biedermann

Age 53
Three children
German, English, French

Academic Background

  • MSC Electrical Engineering, ETH Zürich
  • MBA, INSEAD Fontainebleau / France
Industry positions
  • Senior management positions for 11 years in the ABB Group - Head of high power semi- conductor activities - Head of drives activities - Head of automation activities - Head of global reengineering project, ABB worldwide - Member of the EC of ABB Switzerland
  • Senior vice president of Ciba, Basel, for 5 years, as a member of the Executive Committee
Management Consulting
  • McKinsey, Zürich (4 years)
  • Septima M&A advisory
  • HPO consulting Team
Industry experience
  • High Power Semiconductors
  • Automation; drives; design and production of electrical machines
  • Chemicals
  • Renewable Energy / Windpower
  • Turn-Around Management as CEO and in interim CEO position
Photovoltaic experience
  • Turn-Around of ABB’s High Power Semiconductor business
  • Global analysis of the PV market
  • Facilitation of strategy workshops in the PV industry
  • Board member of Syntegra Solar Intl. AG (VR)
Regional experience
  • Western and Eastern Europe
  • USA / North America